Derek Hill committed to the Oregon baseball program last March but now the outfielder from Elk Grove, California, will have to decide whether he wants to attend school or begin a professional career after the Detroit Tigers drafted him 23rd overall in the first round of the MLB draft Thursday.

Baseball America rated Hill the No. 22 best available prospect and called him "likely the best defender in the draft." Hill's father, Orsino Hill, played in the minor leagues for 12 seasons and is a scout with the Los Angeles Dodgers.